Hi there,
First time post.
Recently a Canon XL2 fell into my hands. It works fine, I've learnt the manual and done a fair bit of research.
I'd like to record to an external device without the use of MiniDv Tapes (though, I do have these). I've read across multiple sources that the best thing for this purpose is a Firestore FS-4 (or FS-100) recording device using a firewire cable. Here, a thread from over a decade ago: https://www.controlbooth.com/threads/recording-to-a-computer.12399/#post-128904
Now I'm a film student in Australia and acquiring one of these is difficult. The amount of listings over Ebay and Amazon are near-non-existent. My local outlets do not stock them.
Does anyone know if a hard drive with a firewire input would allow the Canon XL2 to directly record to it? For example, using a 4pin/9pin firewire cable from the XL2 to this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Avastor...Hard-Drive-7200RPM-USB-3-0-FW800/383526492498
Are there any more recent technologies that have replaced the Firestore FS series?
I'd rather have a more exact understanding before I invest in anything.
Thank you.
First time post.
Recently a Canon XL2 fell into my hands. It works fine, I've learnt the manual and done a fair bit of research.
I'd like to record to an external device without the use of MiniDv Tapes (though, I do have these). I've read across multiple sources that the best thing for this purpose is a Firestore FS-4 (or FS-100) recording device using a firewire cable. Here, a thread from over a decade ago: https://www.controlbooth.com/threads/recording-to-a-computer.12399/#post-128904
Now I'm a film student in Australia and acquiring one of these is difficult. The amount of listings over Ebay and Amazon are near-non-existent. My local outlets do not stock them.
Does anyone know if a hard drive with a firewire input would allow the Canon XL2 to directly record to it? For example, using a 4pin/9pin firewire cable from the XL2 to this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Avastor...Hard-Drive-7200RPM-USB-3-0-FW800/383526492498
Are there any more recent technologies that have replaced the Firestore FS series?
I'd rather have a more exact understanding before I invest in anything.
Thank you.